Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Board of Claims
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided October 1, 1990No. 72 M.D. 1990PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DOYLE, Judge.
Before us for our consideration is a petition for review in our original jurisdiction filed by the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (Department) which seeks the issuance of a writ of prohibition to restrain the Board of Claims (Board) from exercising its jurisdiction over a claim pending before it, Ellerbe v. Department of Corrections, Docket No. FC-787-89, because the claim does not fall within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Board. The Board has filed a motion for summary relief and the Department has filed a cross-motion for summary judgment.
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